Lyrics

Charades, pop  
Water hyacinth, named by a  
Imitation of life
Like a koi in a frozen  
Like a goldfish in a  
I don't want to hear you cry

That's sugarcane that tasted good
That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood
C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try

You want the   thing
The greatest thing since bread came  
You've got it all, you've got it  
Like a Friday fashion show  
Freezing in the  
Trying to look like you don't try

That's sugarcane that tasted good
That's cinnamon, that's Hollywood
C'mon, c'mon no one can see you try

No one can see you cry

That sugar cane that tasted good
That freezing   , that's what you could
C'mon, c'mon on no one can see you cry

This sugarcane
This lemonade
This   , I'm not afraid
C'mon, c'mon no one can see me cry

This lightning  
This tidal wave
This avalanche, I'm not afraid
C'mon, c'mon no one can see me cry

That sugar cane that tasted good
That's who you are, that's what you could
C'mon, c'mon on no one can see you cry

That sugar cane that tasted good
That's who you are, that's what you could
C'mon, c'mon on no one can see you cry
Legend

Meaning

The song title is taken from the classic 1959 film of the same name.

"I thought at the time that the title was a perfect metaphor for adolescence. Peter Buck explained on the liner notes for In Time, though he admitted none of the guys saw the movie,

Vocabulary

Tidal wave

An exceptionally large ocean wave, especially one caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption